The Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center (GTPAC) is hosting a one-hour lunchtime webinar on Oct. 27, 2017 on the subject of the regulatory obligations federal contractors have for protecting data from cyber-attacks.

Interested parties can sign-up to participate in this free webinar by clicking here. After registering, enrollees will receive webinar access information from the instructor a few days before the webinar.

Businesses seeking information and resources on the subject of government cybersecurity rules can visit this page. GTPAC hosted a half-day briefing for businesses on Aug. 9th, and visitors to this page can view a video of the event, plus download a number of resource materials.

At the end of this year — if you are a Department of Defense (DoD) contractor or hope to be one — there are new cybersecurity requirements that will be in your contract that will require you to limit access to your information systems, identify system users, and take measures to safeguard federal contract information (FCI). Your compliance with these rules, among others, require documented processes and procedures.

There is some good news. Now, you have the opportunity to learn the details of DoD’s new requirements — and prepare to address the requirements — by attending Georgia Tech’s free briefing on cybersecurity being held Wednesday, August 9, 2017. The briefing will be held from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

This is your opportunity tolearn why and how businesses, particularly DoD contractors, are being targeted by cyber attackers — and the steps you can take to protect your company.

If you’re a small business owner receiving Facebook messages about a business grant you’ve won, you might be the target of a cyber scam—and the Federal Trade Commission wants to make sure you don’t fall victim.

FTC this week launched a new site designed to help small businesses protect themselves from cyberattack. They’re often easy targets, especially because they don’t have the financial resources larger organizations do to constantly monitor their networks, according to FTC.

The Facebook scam, in which criminals posed as a recipient’s friend to collect cellphone numbers, is just one example; the percentage of spear-phishing attempts directed at small businesses rose from 18 percent in 2011 to 43 percent in 2015, according to Symantec’s threat report.